Settecento i morti accertati. In alcune zone del Cile, per evitare i saccheggi è stato imposto il coprifuoco.
LE NOTIZIE SONO NELLE LINGUE ORIGINALI PER DARE LA POSSIBILITA' ANCHE AI DIVERSI GRUPPI FRANCOFONI, ANGLOFONI, HISPANICI ECC. DI ACCEDERVI.
Chile's President Michelle Bachelet has declared a "state of catastrophe" following the most powerful quake to hit the nation for half a century.
She said two million people had been affected by the disaster.
It measured a significant 8.8 Magnitude and struck at 03:34am (06:34am UK time). The epicentre was at a depth of 22 miles.
The director of the National Emergency Office said the number of people killed was not expected to rise dramatically from the current total.
She added that it will take at least three days to assess the full extent of the damage.
The massive tremor unleashed a tsunami measuring 7.7ft that crashed onto the coastal town of Talcahuano.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said at least 10 other coastal towns had been hit by towering waves.
In the popular tourist destination of French Polynesia, a 6ft tsunami struck the Gambier islands but there are no reports of casualties or major damage.
And a 20cm tsunami hit New Zealand's eastern Chatham Islands, with officials warning of bigger waves to follow.
Tsunami warnings were issued for South American nations as well as Australia, Japan, the Philippines, Russia and many Pacific islands.
news.sky.com/skynews/Home/video/Many-Trapped-In-Rubble-After-Chile-Quake/Video/201002415562388?lpos=video__Video_Player___1&lid=VIDEO_15562388_Many_Trapped_In_Rubble_After_Chil...